DIY-Natural Hair and Face Masks

Ingredients:

1 ripe avocado

1 spoon full of honey

as many drops of lavender as you'd like

Ingredients:

Half a lemon

1 tablespoon of honey

raw honey is better :)

Fresh lemons!! Yay!

The Avocado Mask combines honey, lavender and avocado to lift pollutants out of your hair, stimulate the hair follicles, moisturize/seal the cuticle and sooth your nerves.

I like to leave my hair mask on for 45 minutes to an hour. I rinse my hair really well, shampoo twice with my favorite, Avalon Organics Volumizing Shampoo and follow it up with a cold rinse. Im not big into conditioners so I finish up with The Beauty Protectors Protect and Detangle. It's light, has UV protection and smells divine! 

I suggest letting your hair dry about 80% before you go in and smooth it out with a round brush and blow dryer. 

For the face mask I've combined honey and lemon to brighten and moisturize. Be careful with the amount of lemon you put in, it can be a little irritating to sensitive skin. If you're new to this mask, start out with a small amount of lemon and gradually work your way up or do a patch test. 

Leave it on for 30 minutes and rinse with cool water. Pat dry and you have hydrated and brightened skin!

I hope you enjoy these 2 easy, quick, earth friendly beauty treats! Mother Nature does it best.

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BITE

Me wearing Quince

Photo Courtesy of Sephora

BITE is like the naughty,  more diverse mistress to my true love Tarte Cosmetics. It's exclusively sold at Sephora which you can pretty much find on any corner in NYC or online,  packed with natural anti aging ingredients such as resveratrol (yup, your lips can get their buzz on while you look fabulous) and it comes in a plethora of colors, literally perfect for any skin tone. I have been dabbing it on my lips, smudging it with my finger and topping it with my Tangerine medicated Eos. It's pretty much become my go to everyday and perfect for day or night.

BB Cream Dream.

I am an incredibly enthusiastic skin care researcher. I have tried just about every cream in every store and have tried a bunch of bb creams. The one that wins the award for best BB Cream goes toooooo Origins!!! Its packed with White Tea which soothes and calms your skin in addition to evening out the skin tone. It goes on evenly and keeps me protected all day. I haven't had a break out either which I have found common with other BB's. Highly recommended, excellent product, totally natural and not tested on our furry friends! Go get it ;)

Pamper Yourself

I did a little pamperin on my day off today and I am feeling pretty pretty pretty snazzy. My hair mask is a combo of 1 table spoon of honey, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 whole avocado. Mix it all together, evenly cover your hair, wait 20-60 minutes, shampoo and condition follow with and ice rinse. My face mask is Eclos Clay mask.